Combination bed and table.



PATBNTED SEPT. 29, 1903,

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.. 19,02..

N0 MODEL.

Patented September 29, 1903.

PATE-NT OFFICE.

JOHN F. COOK, OF OXNARD, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINATION BED AND TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,990, dated September 29, 1903. Application led J une 4| 1902. Serial No. 110,273.1. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

n Beit known that I, JOHN F. COOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oxnard, in the county of Ventura and State of California, have invented a new and useful Combination Bed and Table, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to combined articles of furniture for the utilization of room and con-v venience in shipping-as, for instance, for camping purposes or for use in residences where space is limited. In such articles it is necessary that compactness andY strength should be combined with lightness and convenience of manipulation.

My invention consists'in a combined bed and table, and has for its object to produce a device of its kind in which theuse of it for one purpose will not interferewith its'use as the other, and in either 'use it will be as convenient as though intended exclusively for that particular purpose.

With this and other objects in view my invention consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of parts in such an article of furniture, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.v Y Y The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure I is a side elevation of my combinedl bed and table, the table being shown in fullv lines and the bed in dotted lines. Fig. IIis a longitudinal'sectional view of Fig. I, the

dotted lines being omitted. Fig. III is a longitudinal sectional view of the device when used as a bed, the position the parts assume in being closed to form a table being shown in dotted lines. Fig. IV is an end view of the device when used as a table. Fig. V is a top .plan view of the device when used as abed. Figs. VI and VII are broken perspective detail views. i

Y In constructing my improved b ed and table I provide a base, which is preferably formed as a frame, in which l l are the side pieces, 2 2 the cross-pieces, and 3 3 the legs or supports. Brace-pieces 4 may be secured to the cross-pieces 2 to give additional rigidity to the frame and also to assist in holding themattress in position. The table-top 5 is pivotally secured to one end of the frame by means of llegs G and hinges 7, which will permit of the top being placed in a horizontal position to form the table or in a vertical y position to form one end of the bed.

IAn auxiliary leg 8 is preferably secured to a cross-piece 9 at one end of the top, which may be folded against the cross-piece when the device is used as a table or it may be extended to rest upon the ground or iioor and support the top when the device is used as a bed. The opposite end of the top is supported upon a frame l0, Which is hinged above the tops of the legs 4 upon extensions ll at that end of the side pieces l. The hinges l2 for connecting the end pieces 13 of the frame With the extensions are so arranged that the frame may be swung outward and permitted'to rest and 9 for supporting the mattress 1G when the device is used for a bed.

'When the frame 10 is raised into its vertical position, the ends 13 will rest'upon the yupper ends of the extensions ll', whereby the frame will be held vertical to act as a support for the free end of the table-top. Said frame 'or support 10 is preferably substantially triangular, one leg of the triangle `abutting laterally against the lower side ofthe table-top in one position of the support, the other leg abutting laterally against the base in the other position of the support. A lock-bar 17 is pivotally secured to the sides of the frame by means oftWo legs 18, so that its ends maybe swung laterally into engagement With two notches or shouldered projections 19, formed or secured upon the inner` sides of two side pieces 20 on the under surface of the table,

said side pieces preferably extending` down IOO swung over into a horizontal position, and the lock-bar is drawn into engagement with the shoulders upon the under side of the top, which will hold thc parts in a rigid position, so that the table can be moved around and used for all the purposes to which the ordinary table is adapted.

To convert the table into a bed, the lock-bar is swung inward until its ends are released from engagement with the shoulders upon the under side of the top, which will permit of the top being moved from its horizontal into a vertical position,l the hinged leg at the end of the top being swung out, so as to afford support for the top. The hinged frame at the opposite end of the supporting-frame is then turned down into a horizontal position, which will stretch the mattress -support in a horizontal position, upon which a mattress can be placed in the ordinary manner. By arranging the pivotal point between the hinged frame and the' upper ends of the extensions above the mattress support when the support is in a horizontal position it is evident that any weight or strain upon the bed will cause the swinging frame to be drawn tightly against the ends of the supporting-frame, and the danger of its swinging over and letting the bed collapse will be avoided. Another advantage of this construction is that the mattress-support l5 is made to pass between and beyond the extensions 1l, so that said extensions act as guards or keepers to retain the bedclothes in place when the device is used for a bed.

If desired, the bed may remain upon the mattress when the top is swung into position to form a table, as the slack in the support caused by swinging the top and the swinging frame into their position to form the table will give sufficient room for the bedding without the necessity of removing it.

To prevent the weight of the bed or mattress from sagging the support down onto the ground or floor, the brace-pieces at the bottom of the supporting-frame will engage with it and hold it at a distance above the floor.

In either case the device can be quickly changed from one use to the other with but little trouble, andwhen so changed it will.v

answer for that purpose as well as though intended exclusively for it. It is peculiarly adapted for camping parties, as it will take up but little space in the tent or where set up; but it can be used equally well in smallroomed houses or where space is an important consideration.

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a combined bed and table, in combination, a base, a table-top hinged to one end thereof, a frame hinged to the other end thereof, and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the tabletop and said frame, said frame being furnished with a portion adapted to abut against the base and which coperates with its hinges to hold said frame horizontally extended when the device is used for a bed.

2. In a combined bed and table, in combination, a base, a table-top hinged to one end of the base, a support at the other end thereof,

` hinges for said support and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the table-top and to said support, said support being triangular with one leg of the triangle adapted to abut laterally against the lower side of the tabletop, and the other leg of the triangle adapted to abut laterally against the base and thereby coperate with said hinges to hold said triangular support extended.

3. In a combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top hinged to one end thereof and a hinged support at the other end, and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the tabletop and to the hinged support, said mattresssupport being below the pivotal point of the hinged support when said hinged support is in its extended position.

4f. In a combined bed and table, in combination, a base, a table-top hinged to one end of the base, a support pivoted to the other end thereof, said support comprising two side pieces each of which has two sides at substantially right angles to each other and ad apted to abut one against the base when the device is used for a bed, and the other against the table-top when the device is used for a table, and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the table-top and to said frame.

5. In a combined bed and table, a legged frame, a table-top pivotally secured to'one end thereof and a hinged support at the other end, a folding leg secured to the pivoted end of the table, and a mattress-support secured at one end to the table-top and at the other end to said hinged support below the hinge thereof when said support is extended.

6. In a combined bed and table, a legged frame, a tabletop provided with a crosspiece, two rigid legs and a hinged leg secured to said cross-piece,fthe rigid legs being pivotally secured to one end of said frame, a hinged support at the other end of said frame, and a mattress-support secured at one end to the cross-piece and at the other end to said hinged support below the hinge thereof when said support is extended.

7. In a combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top provided with legs at one end and pivotally secured to said frame, a support for the free end of the table pivotally secured to the opposite end of said frame, anda swinging frame provided with a bar having ends adaptedto engage notches in the table-top for securing the free end of the table upon said Support.

8. In a combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top pivotally secured to one end thereof and a hinged support at the other end, a laterally-swinging bar on the support for engaging with notches at each side of the table- IOO top, and a mattress -support secured at its ends to the table-top and to the swinging support.

9. In a combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top pivotally secured to one end thereof, the opposite end of the table-top being provided With a shoulder in each side thereof, a hinged support pivotally secured to the other end of the frame, and a lock on the support vfor engaging With said shoulders, and a mattresssupport secured at its ends to the table-top and to said hinged support. Y

lO. In a combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top pivotally secured to one end thereof, and ahinged support at the other end, side pieces on the under side of said top, the ends of which at the free end of the table are each provided with a shouldered projection, and a catch on said support in position for engaging said projections, and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the table-top and to the swinging support.

1l. In a combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top pivotally secured to one end thereof and a hinged support at the other end, the free end of said top being provided With a shoulder on each side thereof, a bar pivotally secured to the support in position to engage with said shoulders, and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the table-top and to the hinged support.

12. In a combined bed and table, a frame, one end of Which is provided with ,upward extensions, a table-top pivotally secured to the other end, the free end of said top being provided With shoulders, a support hinged to the upper ends of said extensions, a lock on the support for engaging With said shoulders, and a mattress-support secured at its ends to the table-top and to the hinged support, respectively.

13. Ina combined bed and table, a frame, a table-top pivotally secured thereto at one end,

side pieces on said top provided with shoul dered projections, a support pivotally secured to the opposite end of said frame and adapted to fit between said side pieces, a cross-piece provided With a leg at each end,said legs being pivotally secured to said support in position to permit the cross-bar being moved into and out of engagement with said projections, and a mattress-support Vsecured at its ends to the table-top and to the support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses, at Oxnard, in the county of Ventura and State of California, this 26th day of May, 1902. l

.TOI-IN F. COOK. Vitnes'ses:

W. H. HARRIS, M. I. THATCHER. 

